It has been around for some time Nitrous Oxide (laughing gas) – Hundreds and hundreds of discarded canisters blight the landscape.
I have not witnessed anyone using the stuff – but then again I am not out and about very much at present.
In the UK, N2O is the second most popular recreational drug after cannabis. In most countries, nitrous oxide is a legal drug that is widely available and cheap. Last month prevalence of use among clubbers and ravers ranges between 40 and almost 80 percent. Following one inhalation, mostly from a balloon, a euphoric, pleasant, joyful, empathogenic and sometimes hallucinogenic effect is rapidly induced (within 10 s) and disappears within some minutes. Recreational N2O use is generally moderate with most users taking less than 10 balloons of N2O per episode and about 80% of the users having less than 10 episodes per year. Side effects of N2O include transient dizziness, dissociation.
If these people are getting a kick out of N2O fine – but take your rubbish home with you….
The Neighbourhood Police Team are aware.
Photo’s – EA
